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PREFACE1
Judit&Moschkovich&
The&goal&of&these&materials&is&to&illustrate&how&mathema7cs&tasks&that&
are&aligned&with&the&Common&Core&State&Standards&(CCSS)&for&
Mathema7cs&can&be&used&to&support&mathema7cs&instruc7on&and&the&
learning&of&English&Language&Learners&(ELLs),&at&three&grade&spans&
(elementary,&middle,&and&high&school).&We&used&or&adapted&tasks&
from&two&publicly&accessible&curriculum&projects,&Inside&Mathema7cs&
and&Mathema7cs&Assessment&Project.
The&resources&provided&here&are&based&on&the&premise&that&ELLs&
develop&mathema7cal&prociency&as&well&as&the&linguis7c&resources&
to&express&that&prociency&by&ac7vely&par7cipa7ng&in&mathema7cal&
prac7ces&and&rigorous&mathema7cal&reasoning&that&is&well&scaolded&
by&instruc7on.&The&eight&Common&Core&Standards&for&Mathema7cal&
Prac7ce&focus&on&key&aspects&of&mathema7cal&exper7se.&These&eight&
standards&set&expecta7ons&for&students&to&be&engaged&in&
appren7ceships&in&mathema7cal&ac7vi7es&that,&over&7me,&
simultaneously&build&their&procedural&uency,&conceptual&
understanding,&and&par7cipa7on&in&mathema7cal&reasoning&and&
sense&making&(Moschkovich,&2012).&The&addi7onal&support&oered&to&
ELLs&through&the&UL&resources&is&intended&to&scaold&their&
par7cipa7on&in&these&ac7vi7es.
These&materials&have&been&reviewed&by&the&Understanding&Language&
Ini7a7ves&Mathema7cs&Work&Group&and&by&a&group&of&expert&
reviewers&(see&pages&23T25).&All&materials&will&be&online&at&the&
Understanding&Language&website:&hWp://ell.stanford.edu.&&
These&materials&and&recommenda7ons&for&teaching&prac7ce&are&
based&on&research&ndings&that&oYen&run&counter&to&commonsense&
no7ons&of&language.&There&are&mul7ple&uses&of&the&terms&language,&
academic+language,&or&the+language+of+mathema0cs.&Many&
interpreta7ons&of&these&terms&for&teaching&prac7ce&reduce&the&
meaning&of&academic&language&in&mathema7cs&to&single&words&and&
the&proper&use&of&grammar.&In&contrast,&these&materials&use&a&more&
complex&view&of&mathema7cal&language&as¬&only&specialized&
vocabulary&but&also&as&extended&discourse&that&includes&syntax,&
1 This&preface&is&an&adapted&
version&of&the&introduc7on&to&
the&Understanding&Language&
ELA&Unit.
organiza7on,&the&mathema7cs®ister&(Halliday,&1978),&and&discourse&
prac7ces&(Moschkovich,&2007).&&
From&the&perspec7ve&of&the&Understanding&Language&ini7a7ve,&
language&is&an&ac7vity.&In&these&resources,&the&language&of&
mathema7cs&does¬&mean&a&list&of&vocabulary&or&technical&words&
with&precise&meanings&but&the&communica7ve&competence&necessary&
and&sucient&for&competent&par7cipa7on&in&mathema7cal&discourse&
prac7ces&(Moschkovich,&2012).
Although&learning&vocabulary&may&be&necessary,&it&is¬&sucient.&
Learning&to&communicate&mathema7cally&and&par7cipate&in&
mathema7cal&discussions&is¬&simply&a&maWer&of&learning&
vocabulary.&During&discussions&in&mathema7cs&classrooms,&students&
are&learning&to&describe&rela7onships,&make&generaliza7ons,&and&use&
representa7ons&to&support&their&claims.&The&ques7on&is¬&whether&
students&who&are&ELLs&should&learn&vocabulary&but&rather&how&
instruc7on&can&best&support&students&to&learn&vocabulary&as+they+
ac0vely+engage+in+mathema0cal+reasoning+about+important+
mathema0cal+topics.&Therefore,&these&materials&and&
recommenda7ons&stress&the&importance&of&crea7ng&(and&suppor7ng&
students)&in&engaging&in&rich&mathema7cal&discussions.&
The&annotated&tasks&provided&here&all&require&that&teachers&develop&
skills&and&strategies&for&leading,&suppor7ng,&and&orchestra7ng&
mathema7cal&discussions,&whether&these&occur&in&small&groups&or&
with&the&whole&class.&These&strategies&are&best&learned&in&the&context&
of&a&par7cular&mathema7cal&topicfor&example,&learning&what&the&
best&ques7ons&are&to&support&algebraic&thinking&(Driscoll,&1999),&or&
geometric&thinking&(Driscoll,&2007).&These&strategies&are&also&best&
learned&through&longTterm&professional&development&that&engages&
teachers&in&observa7on,&watching&video,&sharing&lessons,&etc.&These&
skills&for&teaching&mathema7cs&are&fundamental&to&suppor7ng&
students&in&achieving&the&expecta7ons&set&by&the&CCSS&and&are&
essen7al&for&suppor7ng&ELLs.&Therefore,&in&Appendix&A,&we&provide&
pointers&to&materials&(books,&videos,&etc.)&that&can&be&used&to&support&
teachers&in&learning&to&orchestrate&mathema7cal&discussions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 2T4
What&have&we&done,&how,&and&why? 6
Descrip7ons&of&resources 7T8
Principles&for&mathema7cs&instruc7on&for&ELLs 9T15
Guidelines&for&design&of&mathema7cs&instruc7on&and&
materials&for&ELLs 16T22
Writers,&reviewers,&and&contributors 23T25
Appendix&A:&
Pointers&to&professional&development&materials 26T27
Appendix&B:&
Talk&moves&that&help&students&orient&to&the&thinking&of&
others& 28T30
Appendix&C:&
Mul7ple&pathways&for&ELLs&at&dierent&levels 31T32
Appendix&D:&
Language&of&mathema7cs&task&templates 33T52
These&resources&were&developed&using&the&Key&principles&for&
mathema7cs&instruc7on&for&ELLs&(pages&9T15&of&this&document)&and&
the&Guidelines&for&design&of&mathema7cs&instruc7onal&materials&for&
ELLS&(pages&16T22&of&this&document).
DESCRIPTIONS OF RESOURCES
There&are&three&types&of&resources:'
1. Mathema3cs'Tasks'with'Annota3ons'
2. Pointers'to'Professional'Development'Materials
3. Language'of'Mathema3cs'Task'Templates
These&resources&are&provided&for&teachers&as&exemplars&of&the&type&of&
instruc7on&that&supports&mathema7cal&reasoning&and&sense&making&
using&complex,&rigorous,&and&academically&challenging&tasks&or&
lessons&for&all&students,&including&ELLs.&Teachers&are&encouraged&to&
generate&their&own&lessons&using&these&resources.&
& 1.'Mathema3cs'Tasks'with'Annota3ons'(on&UL&website)
Elementary&School&|&Roger's+Rabbits
Middle&School&|&Making+Matchs0cks
High&School&|&Sidewalk+PaPerns
High&School&|&Crea0ng+Equa0ons
Each&mathema7cs&task&presents&opportuni7es&for&students&to&
develop&skills&called&for&by&the&Standards&for&Mathema7cal&Prac7ce.&
In&addi7on,&each&task&provides&gradeTlevelappropriate&opportuni7es&
for&students&to&comprehend&and&produce&mathema7cal&language.&
They&have&a&variety&of&structures:&some&are&scaolded,&allowing&
students&to&familiarize&themselves&with&a&problem&situa7on&before&
being&asked&to&perform&tasks&of&higher&cogni7ve&demand,&while&one&
task&presents&students&with&an&openTended&problem&and&asks&them&to&
collaborate&in&order&to&reach&a&reasonable&consensus&solu7on.
The&annota7ons&describe&the&standards&aorded&by&each&task.&Each&
annota7on&includes&comments&and&sugges7ons&for&how&to&use&the&
task&with&ELLs,&as&well&as&Language&of&Mathema7cs&tasks&designed&
to&support&ELLs.&For&each&task,&annota7ons&provide&the&following&
informa7on:
Core&mathema7cal&ideas&in&the&task.
CCSS&for&Mathema7cal&Content,&CCSS&for&Mathema7cal&
Prac7ce,&and&CCSS&for&ELA/Literacy.
Comments&on&the&pedagogical&purposes&of&the&task.&
Sugges7ons&for&using&the&task&with&ELLs.
Language&of&Mathema7cs&tasks&(one&or&more)&with&teacher&
direc7ons&and&student&materials.&
& 2.'Pointers'to'Professional'Development'Materials&(Appendix&A)
A¢ral&skill&in&teaching&ELLs&mathema7cs&is&suppor7ng&
mathema7cal&discussions&in&the&classroom.&This&aspect&of&teaching&
mathema7cs&is&fundamental&to&teaching&mathema7cs&for&
understanding,&suppor7ng&students&in&the&CCSS,&and&engaging&
students&in&the&mathema7cal&prac7ces.&It&is&also&essen7al&for&
suppor7ng&ELLs&to&develop&both&mathema7cal&prociency&and&
language.&There&are&resources&already&available&that&can&support&
teachers&in&developing&these&skills.&Therefore,&we&provide&Pointers&to&
Professional&Development&Materials'(books,&videos,&etc.)&that&can&be&
used&by&teachers&to&learn&to&orchestrate&mathema7cal&discussions.&
Although&teachers&can&read&the&materials&on&their&own,&the&best&
seqngs&for&this&type&of&professional&development&would&be&longTterm&
study&groups&or&professional&development&experiences.
3.'Language'of'Mathema3cs'Task'Templates'(Appendix&D)
These&templates&are&general&descrip7ons&for&ve&language&focused&
ac7vi7es.&Teachers&can&use&these&templates&to&write&their&own&
Language&of&Mathema7cs&Tasks&to&t&a&mathema7cs&task&of&their&
choice.&
The&Language&of&Mathema7cs&tasks&focus&on&two&issues,&reading&
mathema7cs&problems&and&using&vocabulary,¬&because&we&think&
that&these&are&the&most¢ral&for&learning&mathema7cs&or&language&
but,&instead,&for&several&pragma7c&reasons:&a)&These&two&issues&are&
oYen&raised&by&prac77oners&as&the&major&stumbling&blocks&they&face&
when&teaching&ELLs,&and&b)&There&were&exemplars&of&tasks&addressing&
these&two&issues&which&had&been&already&piloted&used&with&teachers.&
Descrip7ons&for&these&ac7vi7es&and&student&materials&were&either:&
adapted&from&the&Understanding&Language,&English&Language&Arts&
Unit,&adapted&from&materials&already&used&by&teacher&professional&
development&professionals&(R.&Santa&Cruz&and&H.&Asturias),&or&
recommended&as&good&bets&by&researchers&with&exper7se&in&how&to&
scaold&vocabulary&and&support&reading&comprehension.&The&
materials&draw,&in&large&part,&on&papers&prepared&for&the&Spring&2012&
Understanding&Language&Conference&at&Stanford&University'(hWp://
ell.stanford.edu/papers/prac7ce)&and&the&ELA&unit&wriWen&by&Walqui,&
Koelsch,&&&Schmida&(hWp://ell.stanford.edu/teaching_resources/ela).
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